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How to Make Caipirinha
Caipirinha is a traditional Brazilian cocktail made with fresh lime, sugar, and cachaça, a sugarcane spirit. This recipe guides you through muddling lime wedges with sugar to release the oils and juice, then combining that with freshly squeezed lime juice and cachaça. Served over ice, it offers a refreshing balance of tartness and sweetness with a strong spirit base.
Prep Time
5 mins
Total Time
5 mins
Servings:
2
servings
Calories:
320 kcal
Course:
Drinks, Cocktails
Cuisine:
South American, Brazilian
Ingredients
- 5 whole lime
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 3/4 cup cachaça
- ice to taste
Instructions
- juice 3 of the limes and set aside - you'll want about a 1/3 of a cup of juice, give or take
- cut the other 2 limes in 8 pieces each
- Add the sugar and the lime pieces to a cup and muddle until you've juiced all the little pieces and they're nicely combined with the sugar
- add the lime juice and the cachaça to the muddled limes and stir gently to dissolve the sugar - approx. 2 minutes
- fill 2 cups with ice, and top them with caipirinha
Cup of Yum
Saúde!
Nutrition Information
Serving
1serving
Calories
320kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
19g
(6%)
Protein
0.02g
(0%)
Fat
0.1g
(0%)
Sodium
0.2mg
(0%)
Potassium
3mg
(0%)
Fiber
0.1g
(0%)
Sugar
19g
(38%)
Vitamin A
1IU
(0%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
1mg
(0%)
Iron
0.03mg
(0%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 2 servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 320
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 320kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 19g | 6% |
| Protein | 0.02g | 0% |
| Fat | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sodium | 0.2mg | 0% |
| Potassium | 3mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 0.1g | 0% |
| Sugar | 19g | 38% |
| Vitamin A | 1IU | 0% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 1mg | 0% |
| Iron | 0.03mg | 0% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.